PROPOSAL EVALUATION

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PROPOSAL EVALUATION
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BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENTER
Dr. Vijay Vaidyanathan
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Background

• Take class notes on the following
• Schools attended,
• Degrees awarded from each school,
• When degrees were awarded,
• Experience (what where),

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Background

• Take class notes on the following
• Why this proposal was submitted,
• Why this particular funding agency was selected.
• Funded?

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CRITIQUE OF PROPOSAL

• USE PROPOSAL EVALUATION SPREAD SHEET
• (On Web Site)

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PHYSICAL APPEARANCEAnswer Yes or No to the
Following Items
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Physical Appearance

• Style is authoritative,
• Proposal demonstrates the proposer is competent,
• Proposal stresses positive solutions,
• Document includes facts, not opinions.

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OUTLINE Are the Following Included or Not
Included?
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Outline

• Abstract,
• Introduction,
• Project Objectives,
• Rationale,
• Review of Literature,
• Plan of Work,

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Outline

• Personnel/Management,
• Facilities Equipment,
• Budget,
• Appendices.

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INTRODUCTION Answer Yes or No to the Following
Items
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Introduction

• Explains what is being proposed,
• Explains why this is being proposed.

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RATIONALE Answer Yes or No to the Following
Items
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Rationale

• Makes it clear the author understands the
  situation,
• Objectives based on an analysis of needs.

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LITERATURE REVIEW Answer Yes or No to the
Following Items
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Literature Review

• Includes a background of the problem,
• Includes several appropriate references.

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PLAN OF WORK Answer Yes or No to the Following
Items
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Plan of Work

• Explains what will be done,
• Includes limits for proposed tasks,
• Explains how objectives will be achieved,
• Includes expected results,

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Plan of Work

• Specifies the order in which tasks will be
  completed,
• Time commitments appear to be realistic,
• Describes the solution,
• Explanations of analyses included.

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FACILITIES EQUIPMENT Answer Yes or No to the
Following Items
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Facilities Equipment

• Company has the facilities and equipment,
• Explanation provided for the purchase of any
  items.

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PERSONNEL Answer Yes or No to the Following
Items
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Personnel

• Includes educational background,
• Lists previous projects successfully undertaken,
• Includes published research on this topic,
• Includes general experience in this field,

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Personnel

• Explains how the project will be managed,
• Indicates who will be in charge.

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WHAT TO SUBMIT

• E-mail Attachment

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Submit

• Proposal Evaluation Technical Report Word
  document,
• Proposal Evaluation Completed Excel Spreadsheet.

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PROPOSAL EVALUATIONTechnical Report

• WORD DOCUMENT

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Word Document

• Title of Assignment Proposal Evaluation (16
  point, bold Centered),
• Evaluators Name (14 point, bold Centered),
• 1 margins,
• 12-point serif type for body,

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Word Document

• 12 point bold serif type for left headings,
• First Heading Background of Presenter (from
  your notes paragraph form and not bullets),
• Second Heading Physical Appearance (First
  section of Proposal Evaluation spreadsheet),

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Word Document

• 2nd and all successive headings.
• 9th (Last) Heading Personnel. (Last section of
  Proposal Evaluation spreadsheet),
• More space before a heading than after,

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Word Document

• Do not place a heading at the bottom of one page
  and text on the next page,
• Bulleted lists for 3 or more points
• Paragraph form for less than 3
• Complete sentences
• Bulleted items must be parallel.

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